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Describes the history and civilization of ancient Iraq, including its inventions, achievements, and religions.

Provides an overview of the people and empires of ancient Mesopotamia, discussing farmers, city dwellers, the rise and fall of empires, Babylonia, Assyria, neo-Assyrians, and the Greek attempt to rule.

Detailed essays, extensive photos, and informative sidebars describe life in ancient Mesopotamia, focusing on Babylon, the Kanesh letters, and Assyria, showing the results of significant archaeological digs; also includes a time line and a bibliography.

Discusses what everyday life was like for the people who lived in ancient Mesopotamia from 3100 B.

Discusses the history, social order, customs, religion, and accomplishments of the area known as the "cradle of civilization.

Addresses the political, social, and historical events that led to the upheaval within the nation of Iraq, and examines the Baath Party, Shiite and Kurdish opposition movements, economic crisis, and democratic transition.

Traces the history of Iraq, focusing on the key role its politics has played in the development of the modern Middle East.

Discusses the geography, history, people, and culture of this strategically located Middle Eastern country.

Examines the political and social unrest which has plagued Iraq throughout history.

Examines how the United States attempted to change the history of the Middle East, profiling the people and ideas that influenced the Bush administration's war policy.

Presents a historical background on the Kurds while looking at controversies surrounding the group's treatment by Iraq and Turkey and whether the Kurds should be granted an independent state, and features four personal narratives.

An introduction to the geography, history, people, and culture of Iraq.

Discusses the geography, history, government, economy, and culture of the country where the world's first civilization was born.

Examines the economic and political issues facing Iraq today. It provides up-to-date information about the country’s geography and climate, history, government, society, important cities and communities, and relations with other countries.

Brother and sister Jomar and Zefa must learn to respect each others' strengths and build a new relationship when they are sent from their home by their father to the city of Ut in ancient Mesopotamia, where Jomar becomes an apprentice to a master goldsmith who is embellishing a magnificent lyre to be used in the temple.